"Warm-hearted reminiscences and hearty satisfying recipes" from the novelist who was raised on one of the oldest black-owned farms in South Carolina (Newsweek).

Here is a book as delightful to read as it is to cook from. Dori Sanders' recipes include not only new interpretations of old-time favorites such as Spoon Bread, Chicken and Dumplings, Corn Bread, and Buttermilk Biscuits, but also her "Cooking for Northerners"-original dishes such as Winter Greens Parmesan, Roasted Mild Peppers, Fresh Vegetable Stew-and, of course, great recipes for peaches. A Literary Guild and a Rodale Press Book Club selection.

"A collection of fabulous recipes and reminiscences of her family's farm stand . . . The storytelling is evocative." -Epicurious

"Narrative and cookery blend delightfully in this mix of recollection and old-fashioned family cooking . . . The heart here is in Sanders's memories." -Publishers Weekly

"What might at first glance seem like just another country cooking compendium turns into a delightful crazy quilt of stories and recipes . . . her 100 recipes ensure that no stomach ever growls." -Booklist

"Sanders has a sly sense of humor, and her observations make engrossing reading." -Library Journal